Car insurance 101: 7 optional accident benefits you should consider
When you renew your car insurance policy, you have a variety of options to increase your coverage in the event that you are injured. The basic policy may seem appealing to most drivers, because it has the lowest premiums. But if you ask anyone who has been injured in an accident, the standard coverage is...
Continue reading the post titled Car insurance 101: 7 optional accident benefits you should considerThe risks of gambling with contaminated sites
A new case from the Ontario Superior Court provides another example of the risks associated with purchasing contaminated sites. In a failed real estate transaction, the potential purchasers were left with substantial costs but did not own the properties they had intended to buy. In 1828445 Ontario Ltd. v. Guerra, experienced corporate real estate developers...
Continue reading the post titled The risks of gambling with contaminated sitesChildren, toxins, energy and renovations
Are you thinking about renovating? As someone now living through a major renovation, I know that it is a big job. There are many complex factors to balance, to get the improvements you want, more or less on time and on budget, and preferably without too many surprises. The last thing you need is something...
Continue reading the post titled Children, toxins, energy and renovationsEnergy plan consultation ends this week
The government’s long-term energy plan, which is proposed to set energy policy until 2030, is open for public input only until January 7, 2011. The overriding issue is whether the public will support higher energy costs now for a greener, more reliable future. You can submit your comments online
Continue reading the post titled Energy plan consultation ends this weekPrivacy pulse: A series on data governance
As a business owner or professional, you may be experiencing challenges navigating privacy laws throughout various jurisdictions, protecting personal and confidential information, and understanding the risks associated with non-compliance. As a Certified Information Privacy Professional in Canada and the United States, I frequently receive requests on how businesses can simply keep up with this rapidly...
Continue reading the post titled Privacy pulse: A series on data governanceDriving into the future: Privacy and insurance implications of self-driving cars
Back in the early 90s, shows like Transformers and Knight Rider shaped and invigorated the imagination of young kids by integrating well known cars with computerized, autonomous, and intelligent personalities. The cars drove themselves; both literally and in personality. Today this story, which invigorated the imaginations of these lawyers, is to a large extent no...
Continue reading the post titled Driving into the future: Privacy and insurance implications of self-driving carsRight to access your vehicle’s telematic data?
In our previous post, we explained how the US November 3rd election resulted in developments that were overlooked. Namely, the expansion of the recreational and medicinal cannabis market. Another underreported but critical development took place in Massachusetts where Bay Staters voted en mass to require car makers to give car owners and their independent mechanics...
Continue reading the post titled Right to access your vehicle’s telematic data?Long-awaited changes to Ontario’s Mining Act and Aggregate Resources Act passed
Ontario has introduced changes to the Aggregate Resources Act and the Mining Act. After years of work and consultations, the changes will come into effect once royal assent is obtained. The Aggregate Resources and Mining Modernization Act introduced numerous changes to both of these Acts that are designed to facilitate the Ministry of Natural Resources...
Continue reading the post titled Long-awaited changes to Ontario’s Mining Act and Aggregate Resources Act passedDespite Legal Challenge, Tidal Power A Reality In Nova Scotia … For Now
North America’s first tidal turbine was recently connected to the power grid in Nova Scotia. The turbine being tested as part of a proposed project that would eventually see turbines installed in the Bay of Fundy now provides tidal-powered energy to 500 homes in the province. As part of the test, a second turbine is...
Continue reading the post titled Despite Legal Challenge, Tidal Power A Reality In Nova Scotia … For NowCities could add another layer to data protection
Protecting citizens’ private online information is so important that municipalities are even stepping up to provide another layer of protection to consumers, On Nov. 6, voters in San Francisco will decide whether to enact a municipal “Privacy First Policy.” If passed, businesses in the city would be required to disclose their data collection policies and...
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